a large town in Etruria

См. также в других словарях:

• Etruria Works — The Etruria Works was a ceramics factory opened by Josiah Wedgwood in 1769 in a district of Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England, which he named Etruria. Wedgwood had previously based his business in the nearby town of Burslem at the Ivy House… …   Wikipedia

• Feronia (Etruria) — Feronia or Lucus Feroniae (polytonic|Φερωνία, Strabo; polytonic|Λοῦκος Φηρωνίας, Ptolemy) was an ancient town of southern Etruria, at the foot of Mount Soracte, within the territory of Capena, with a celebrated temple or shrine of the goddess… …   Wikipedia

• Door — For other uses, see Door (disambiguation). A door is a movable structure used to open and close off an entrance, typically consisting of a panel that swings on hinges or that slides or rotates inside of a space. When open, they admit ventilation… …   Wikipedia

• Alsium — (modern: Palo) was an ancient town of Etruria, on the Via Aurelia, by which it is about 35 km from Rome. It was one of the oldest cities of Etruria, but does not appear in history until the Roman colonization of 247 BCE, and was never of great… …   Wikipedia

• ancient Rome — ▪ ancient state, Europe, Africa, and Asia Introduction       the state centred on the city of Rome. This article discusses the period from the founding of the city and the regal period, which began in 753 BC, through the events leading to the… …   Universalium

• ancient Italic people — ▪ people Introduction       any of the peoples diverse in origin, language, traditions, stage of development, and territorial extension who inhabited pre Roman Italy, a region heavily influenced by neighbouring Greece (ancient Greek civilization) …   Universalium

• Stoke-on-Trent —   City and Unitary Authority area   City of Stoke on Trent Stoke on Trent …   Wikipedia

• Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …   Universalium

• Hanley, Staffordshire — Coordinates: 53°01′29″N 2°10′22″W / 53.0246°N 2.1729°W / 53.0246; 2.1729 …   Wikipedia

• Western sculpture — ▪ art Introduction       three dimensional artistic forms produced in what is now Europe and later in non European areas dominated by European culture (such as North America) from the Metal Ages (Europe, history of) to the present.       Like… …   Universalium

• Burslem — For other uses, see Burslem (disambiguation). Coordinates: 53°02′33″N 2°11′16″W / 53.042621°N 2.187889°W / 53.042621; 2.18788 …   Wikipedia